Hamas is receiving the breathing space to rearm and regroup its terrorist forces as Israel, on Monday, begins with 10-hour-long daily tactical pauses in terror strongholds across Gaza. The Israeli decision comes amid mounting pressure from the U.S., Europe, and other Western allies.
“The Israeli military Sunday began limited pauses in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of measures including airdrops,” The Associated Press noted Monday.
The fighting will be paused in the terrorist strongholds where the IDF believes that Hamas is holding most of the remaining hostages and large parts of its combat-ready force. “The military said the ‘tactical pause’ from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Muwasi, all with large populations, would increase humanitarian aid entering the territory,” the news agency added.
The diplomatic campaign is being mounted on the back of false claims of food shortages in Gaza. Israel, which has been facilitating massive food supplies to Gaza through the U.S.-led Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is being falsely maligned by those in the media and diplomatic circles peddling Hamas talking points.
“Israel is presented as though we are applying a campaign of starvation in Gaza. What a bold-faced lie,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza.”
It is Hamas that has been seizing supplies and obstructing the distribution of humanitarian aid. “Hamas robs, steals this humanitarian aid and then accuses Israel of not supplying it,” he noted.
While GHF has directly distributed 91 million meals to Gaza residents since starting its operation in late May, the United Nations has been refusing to work with them.
Regardless of the facts, leading European powers like the UK, Germany, and France are spearheading a diplomatic campaign to force Israel to end its military operation against Hamas in Gaza.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be meeting President Trump in Scotland “to discuss what can be done to urgently get a ceasefire in place, as international concerns grow about starvation in Gaza,” the BBC reported Monday.
“Israel is facing mounting pressure from many of its allies, with aid agencies warning of mass starvation having previously criticized plans to drop supplies into Gaza by air,” the broadcaster added.
Germany has also hopped on the bandwagon, blaming Israel for the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
“Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has called on his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to quickly provide aid to ‘starving’ civilians in Gaza,” The Guardian newspaper reported Sunday.
“Merz, who leads Germany’s centre-right CDU, has been increasingly critical of Israel,” the London-based daily added.
On Friday, the three European powers issued a joint statement demanding immediate action from Israel. “The leaders of the UK, France, and Germany have jointly urged Israel to allow full humanitarian access to Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire,” Germany state-owned DW TV reported.
In a joint statement, “they demanded an immediate ceasefire and warned that ‘withholding essential humanitarian assistance’ is unacceptable — though the statement broke no new diplomatic ground,” the TV channel said.
While French President Emmanuel Macron has already announced his decision to recognize a “Palestinian State” in September, Germany and the UK are also toying with the idea of supporting the creation of a terrorist-dominated state in the region. The German state TV noted that “all three countries support a Palestinian state in principle.”
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